JOYCE BAKER INTERIOR DESIGN FIRM FORUM www.joycebakerdesign.com/joycebakerdesign.htm: December 2010

A good project, needs to meet the following requirements:

--Mr./Mrs. Right Client

--Mr./Mrs. Right Designer

--Respect for each other

--The Designer is creative

--The Designer has a reliable contractor, with good workmanship & a reasonable price

--The Budget is reasonable

--Work is finished on Time, or at least not so late, as to effect the client’s plans

--The Client, Designer & Contractor, fall in love with each other, during project progress. They share all the happiness, all the difficulties, and find all the solutions together. They are sensable and reasonable. They all know that not only the client benefits from a successful project, the designer & contractor do also --- because, a pleasant working cooperation to achieve a good result, will bring the designer & contractor a valuable memory. It may only be a few months in our life, but we need to treasure it.

Luckily, we have been doing a project recently, that we are proud to call “a good project”. Even though this project hasn’t met all the above requirements, as the designer, we have felt a pleasant and respectful atmosphere. And we believe, that we are creating the most unique wine cellar with a wine tasting house & lounge, in Hong Kong.

Our client is China Merchants Group

Project Starts on Oct.25th

Project projected completion was Dec.20^th

Project Actual Due Date: Dec. 30

Project Size: 3000 sqft Hall (construction) & 800sft Lounge (construction) + 500sqft Lobby (renovation) + 2 stories of staircase (renovation) + 10000 sqft Wine Cellar (decoration)+ 400 Sqft Wine Cellar Lobby (renovation).

Project Estimate: We can’t tell you, but we invite you to guess.

Here are a few photos of this project. And we will keep loading updated photos, until final completion.

Dec.21th Faces:

一個美麗的設計項目, 需要符合以下的條件:

-適合的設計師

-適合的客人

-彼此的尊重

-設計師有創意及頭腦

-設計師擁有可靠的承造商,而承造商有好的工程質素及合理的價格

-工程的整體預算合理

-完工守時, 或以不會影響客人計畫,不為突擊而影響品質的儘量守時

-客人,設計師,承造商,在工作的過程中相親相愛. 他們共同分享快樂,分擔艱難,尋求解決問題的方法.他們思維合理理性, 而且他們知道, 一個好的項目,受益人,不僅僅是客人. 設計師,承造商也在工作過程中得到享受與樂趣, 幾個月的共同工作, 在人生中應留下美好的回憶.

幸運的, 我們正在為”一個美麗的設計項目”而工作. 當然,它還沒有全部符合以上的幾項,它還有弊漏. 但是, 作為設計師, 我們還是感到鼓舞與欣慰的. 我們相信, 我們將為香港創造一個獨特的建築感極強的現代品酒廊.

我們的客人: 招商局

項目開始日:2010年10月25日

項目預計完工日: 2010年12月20日 <因額外工作, 將於30日前全部完工>

項目面積: 3000平方尺品酒大堂+800平方尺品酒廊+400平方尺地面大堂(翻新)+雲石樓梯(翻新)+14000平方尺酒窖(裝飾)+400平方尺酒窖入口(翻新)

項目經費:無可奉告, 但是我們邀請你們猜一猜

以上,為一些工程的對比圖片. 我們將每天更新, 直到工程完全結束.

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Our latest project and DFA design awards

Here is a small office design, only 700 sqft on Hollywood Rd., beside Man Mo Temple.

Our client is from Australia and they are experts of environmental friendly products.

That's why we came up with this specially designed meeting area,it's also a showcase to displayall their products.

It turned out really cool, and matches the company concept as well.

It still needs some touch up, such as a company signage design and we have made a hole from the roof of the box, to hang something unique.

The same day that we took these photos, we participated in the HK DFA awards ceremony party. Although our project was not picked,it was a valuable experience for us to attend such a meaningful competition and support our effort. Our next year's goal is to meet their requirement for the competition even more:

A design that will change the life style in Asia!

This little office design, was just a test for us, such an organically designed showcase, using all environmentally friendly materials, to speak natural sounds to the world. Next, we hope we can find another project, that really speaks of our knowledge, and brings a new life style concept to Asia, of course: